"Black Jack" Pershing vs. Pancho Villa
When: March 1916- February1917 (US forces did not capture him)
Where: Mexico
Why: There was heavy political strife in Mexico. Pancho was upset that the US supported the Mexican government.
On January 11th, 1916 Pancho Villa and his men forced 16 Americans off of a train in Northern Mexico and executed them.
On March 9, 1916 Pancho Villa and his men crossed the border to the town of Columbus, NM and attacked a group of US civilians and soldiers there killing 10 civilians and 8 US soldiers as well as burning and looting the town. The soldiers and civilians fought back killing many of Pancho's men. Wilson ordered US troops into Mexico to capture or kill Pancho Villa.
Results: Pancho Villa escaped US forces who were "pulled back across the border" because of WW1. He was assassinated in 1923 when he was involved in Mexican politics.
M. A. N. I. A.
WW1 Unit Terms:Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Alliance Systems, Mobilization, "Poor Little Belgium", The Schlieffen Plan, Central Powers, Allied Powers, Stalemate,Propaganda, U-boat, Bolsheviks, Doughboys, A.E.F., Armistice, Versailles Treaty, The Sedition Act 1918, Selective Service Act, Espionage Act 1917
Click on the photo above to read the famous poem, In Flanders Fields.
Here is a great website for research or just general interest on WW1. This is the documentary that we watch in class The Great War
Click on the photo of assassin Gavrilo Princip below. Then scroll down to "Assassination" in the wikipedia article to read a decent description of the event that triggered WW1.
"Poor Little Belgium" starts 6:20, Stalemate starts 44:25
"The Girls With Yellow Hands" starts 25:39 Poison Gas starts at 33:19
WOW. Check out this incredible story linking Annie Oakley to Kaiser Wilhelm. History could have been changed.... Annie Oakley and Kaiser Wilhelm
Trench warfare:
Original footage showing trench warfare, wounded soldiers, etc. (warning there is some graphic footage)
Get ready for "The inFLUenza epidemic" of 1918-1919.
Little jump rope rhyme popular during the epidemic. Flu pandemics have occurred throughout history. There have been four since 1918, each with different characteristics.
1918 – 1919
Illness from the 1918 flu pandemic, also known as the Spanish flu, came on quickly. Some people felt fine in the morning but died by nightfall. People who caught the Spanish Flu but did not die from it often died from complications caused by bacteria, such as pneumonia. During the 1918 pandemic:
Approximately 20% to 40% of the worldwide population became ill
An estimated 50 million people died
Nearly 675,000 people died in the United States
Unlike earlier pandemics and seasonal flu outbreaks, the 1918 pandemic flu saw high mortality rates among healthy adults. In fact, the illness and mortality rates were highest among adults 20 to 50 years old. The reasons for this remain unknown.
From Flu.gov
And Philadelphia and the Flu Epidemic of 1918....Philadelphia and the Flu 1918
The Punitive Expedition or "Mexican Expedition"
"Black Jack" Pershing vs. Pancho Villa
When: March 1916- February1917 (US forces did not capture him)
Where: Mexico
Why: There was heavy political strife in Mexico. Pancho was upset that the US supported the Mexican government.
On January 11th, 1916 Pancho Villa and his men forced 16 Americans off of a train in Northern Mexico and executed them.
On March 9, 1916 Pancho Villa and his men crossed the border to the town of Columbus, NM and attacked a group of US civilians and soldiers there killing 10 civilians and 8 US soldiers as well as burning and looting the town. The soldiers and civilians fought back killing many of Pancho's men. Wilson ordered US troops into Mexico to capture or kill Pancho Villa.
Results: Pancho Villa escaped US forces who were "pulled back across the border" because of WW1. He was assassinated in 1923 when he was involved in Mexican politics.
M. A. N. I. A.
WW1 Unit Terms: Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Alliance Systems, Mobilization, "Poor Little Belgium", The Schlieffen Plan, Central Powers, Allied Powers, Stalemate, Propaganda, U-boat, Bolsheviks, Doughboys, A.E.F., Armistice, Versailles Treaty, The Sedition Act 1918, Selective Service Act, Espionage Act 1917
Click on the photo above to read the famous poem, In Flanders Fields.
Here is a great website for research or just general interest on WW1. This is the documentary that we watch in class
The Great War
Click on the photo of assassin Gavrilo Princip below. Then scroll down to "Assassination" in the wikipedia article to read a decent description of the event that triggered WW1.
Franz Ferdinand's car
Looking at the cartoons, which one best represents Militarism Imperialism Alliance System?
WW1 Timeline 1914
Nations go to war PBS The Great War Video
"Poor Little Belgium" starts 6:20, Stalemate starts 44:25
"The Girls With Yellow Hands" starts 25:39 Poison Gas starts at 33:19
WOW. Check out this incredible story linking Annie Oakley to Kaiser Wilhelm. History could have been changed....
Annie Oakley and Kaiser Wilhelm
Trench warfare:
Original footage showing trench warfare, wounded soldiers, etc. (warning there is some graphic footage)
Click here for more on trench life
Click on the photo below to be taken to another great WW1 website that has games, letters, etc
Click on the photo below to learn more about Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Here is a photo of a US "doughboy" wearing a gasmask:
Click on the photo for some notes on weapons during WW1
Read about the famous "Buffalo Soldiers" of WW1 here.
Click here to see the Zimmerman telegram coded and uncoded!zimmerman telegram
President Woodrow Wilson asks for a declaration of war
Click here to read about the execution of Tsar Nicholas and the Romanov family by the Bosheviks (Communists) in 1918 Romanov execution
Click on the photo below to see some Faberge Eggs, gifts of the Czars!
"Black Jack" Pershing and his family before the tragic fire. Click on the photo to be taken to the US during WW1
Agnes Shore: The first US nurse to go overseas with the doughboys and Michelle Billy's relative!
Click on the photo of the Medal of Honor below to read more!
Eyewitness account to November 11, 1918
Is this cartoon for or against Wilson's League of Nations?
President Woodrow Wilson
President Wilson's 14 Points Primary Source Document
The famous "Armistice Train" where the peace process was begun 11/11/18
“This is not peace; it is an armistice for 20 years”!
-General Ferdinand Foch’s response to the Versailles Treaty
Good WW1 links for your papers/projects. Good luck!
WW1 Projects
Another great site for research
Adolf Hitler below right during WW1
French soldier's bedroom left untouched since he died in 1918
WW1 Trench Unearthed by Archeologists
WW1 Test Review
Get ready for "The inFLUenza epidemic" of 1918-1919.
Little jump rope rhyme popular during the epidemic.
Flu pandemics have occurred throughout history. There have been four since 1918, each with different characteristics.
1918 – 1919
Illness from the 1918 flu pandemic, also known as the Spanish flu, came on quickly. Some people felt fine in the morning but died by nightfall. People who caught the Spanish Flu but did not die from it often died from complications caused by bacteria, such as pneumonia.During the 1918 pandemic:
- Approximately 20% to 40% of the worldwide population became ill
- An estimated 50 million people died
- Nearly 675,000 people died in the United States
Unlike earlier pandemics and seasonal flu outbreaks, the 1918 pandemic flu saw high mortality rates among healthy adults. In fact, the illness and mortality rates were highest among adults 20 to 50 years old. The reasons for this remain unknown.From Flu.gov
And Philadelphia and the Flu Epidemic of 1918....Philadelphia and the Flu 1918